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Welcome to Evansville, Indiana.
Evansville is a city located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,582, and a metropolitan population of 342,815. It is the third-largest city in the state of Indiana. The city is the county seat of Vanderburgh County. In 2004 Evansville was named an "All-America City" by the National Civic League.
The city is situated on a gentle horseshoe bend on the Ohio River and often referred to as "River City." It was commonly referred to as "Stop Light City" before the city's Interstate 164 bypass was constructed. It serves as a regional hub for the Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois tri-state area.
These colorful buildings are in downtown Evansville, IN.
Casino Aztar's entertainment facility includes a 2,700 passenger riverboat casino and a riverfront pavilion that houses pre-boarding facilities, retail shops, restaurants, and lounge area. An enclosed walkway links the pavilion to a 250-room hotel.
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo opened in 1928. Set on a spacious 50-acre park, the zoo features over 500 animals roaming freely in natural habitats surrounded by exotic plants, wildflowers, and trees.
Angel Mounds State Historic Site is nationally recognized as one of the best preserved prehistoric Native American sites in the United States. From 1100 to 1450 A. D., a town on this site was home to people of the Middle Mississippian culture. Several thousand people lived in this town protected by a stockade made of wattle and daub. Because Angel Mounds was a chiefdom (the home of the chief) it was the regional center of a large community that grew outward from it for many miles.
The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival is a street fair held in the area west of downtown Evansville. It is held on the first full week of October. According to the West Side Nut Club, the Fall Festival is the second largest street festival in the United States; it is eclipsed only by the famous Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
Each July the city plays host to the Evansville Freedom Festival. It includes the "Thunder on the Ohio" hydroplane races, a firework extravaganza over the Ohio River, and more. The United States Navy's Blue Angels have also been an added attraction in recent years.
The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science is home to one of southern Indiana's most established and significant cultural centers. It holds the Koch Planetarium, the oldest in Indiana. Also on the campus is The Evansville Museum Transportation Center, which features transportation in southern Indiana from the latter part of the Nineteenth Century through the mid-Twentieth Century.
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Local daily news in Evansville:
Evansville Mayor Says City Budget Will Be Balanced Next Year
Despite property tax cuts & increased fuel costs, Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel says city's budget for 2009 will be balanced.
Neglect charges pending
An Evansville couple are accused of child neglect after one of their children was hurt when her father threw a chair at her, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Evansville Boil Advisory
Several residents living on the northside of Evansville need to boil their water tonight.
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Places of interest:
Melody Hill, IN (4.1 miles), Highland, IN (4.9 miles), Darmstadt, IN (8.1 miles), Henderson, KY (10.0 miles), Newburgh, IN (10.3 miles), Chandler, IN (13.3 miles), Elberfeld, IN (14.5 miles), Haubstadt, IN (15.8 miles).
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